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replace

[ri-pleys] / rɪˈpleɪs /
VERB
take the place of; put in place of
Synonyms
STRONGEST
change follow oust recover reinstate restore succeed supplant supply take over take over from
STRONG
alter compensate displace mend patch reconstitute recoup redeem redress reestablish refund regain reimburse repay restitute retrieve ring shift sub substitute supersede
WEAK
back up fill in front for give back outplace pinch hit for put back ring in stand in (for) stand in lieu of step into shoes of swap places take out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keep precede
STRONG
break damage deprive forfeit lose penalize remain take worsen
WEAK
leave alone

Example Sentences

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The festival also added a combo of Skrillex, Fred Again.. and Four Tet to replace the absent headliner.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The Pentagon has said that Google, along with xAI and OpenAI, are in the mix to replace Claude in Maven.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Anthropic and Perplexity say their bots don’t replace medical care and refer users to healthcare professionals when appropriate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

What started as a technique to support human understanding in the face of increasingly complex tools became a way to replace human understanding.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The moment the bag was filled, a secretary would come in and replace it with an empty one.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.